Amusement device



A. KASSIS.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE. APPLICATION mu) LUNE 2.1919

A. KASSIS.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2. 1919.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

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AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed June 2, 1919. Serial No. 301,155.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM KAssis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cas per, in the county of Natrona and State of l/Vyoming, have invented new and useful Improvements in Amusement Devices, of which the following is a specification.

The device which is the subject matter of the present application for patent is a toy in the nature of a see-saw having certain driving connections with rotatable members whereby the latter are set in motion when the see-saw is in operation. The device can also be built large enough for actual use as a see-saw, the driving connections being then utilized for keeping the same in motion.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in said drawings,

Figure l is an elevation, partly in section, of the invention as embodied in a toy;

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the invention as embodied in a see-saw or swing.

Referring specifically to the drawings,

and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the reference character 5 denotes a see-saw beam which is pivoted intermediate its ends on a shaft 6 extending between and supported by two laterally spaced uprights 7 mounted on a base board 8, the beam being located a suitable distance above the base board so that the latter will not interfere with its swinging Between the respective ends of the beam and the top of the base board are interposed coiled springs 9 which tend to keep the beam in motion for some little time after they are initially set in motion. The springs expand and contract as the ends of the beam alternately go up and down.

The motion of the beam 5 is utilized to operate a number of rotatable members 10 located above the same, and which may be differently colored. At the top of the uprights 7, the latter support a frame 11 having supports 12 for shafts 13 carrying the members 10. These shafts extend parallel to the pivot shaft 6 of the beam 5, and each shaft carries two rotatable members, there being one on each end. Three pairs of rotatable members are provided, one being positioned above the uprights 7, and the others being respectively on opposite sides thereof. On the three shaftsare made fast and wound large enough for this purpose.

lines 1 1 which are connected to figures 15 mounted on the ends of the beam 5. The

lines which are wound on the side shafts eX-- tend down to corresponding ends of the beam and are connected to the figures 15 thereon, and the line which is wound on the top shaft is connected to the figure at one end of the beam.

When the see-saw beam 5 is in motion, the end which is going down unwinds the line 14: which extends down to that end, and consequently turns the shaft 13 on which said line is wound, whereby the members 10 on said shaft are spun or whirled around. The length of the line is such that it is completely unwound when the end of the beam has reached the limit of its downward swing, and

when the beam swings upward, the momentum of the shaft again winds up the line. All the members 10 are thus kept whirling or spinning around as long as the beam 5 is in motion. A slight tap on either end of the beam suiiices to keep-it in motion. 0

Fig. 3 shows another embodiment of the invention, the device here illustrated being designed to be used as an amusement apparatus by children and others, it being built Except for its size and the modifications hereinafter noted, the structure is substantially the same as the toy device hereinbefore described.

At the ends of the see-saw beam 5 shown in Fig. 3 are seats 16 forthe occupants of the apparatus, and on the shafts 13 are sprocket wheels 17 over which passes a chain 18 having its ends hanging down free and terminating close to the respective ends of the beam so that they may be grasped by the occupants of the seats 16.

It will be evident from the foregoing that the beam 5 shown in Fig. 3 can be kept swinging by the occupants of the seats 16 alternately pulling on their ends of the chain 18. f

I claim:

1. An amusement device comprising a seesaw beam, a plurality of rotatable members positioned above the respective ends of the beam and operating lines for said members extending downwardly therefrom.

2. An amusement device comprising a seesaw beam spring supported at it sends, a plurality of rotatable members positioned above the respective ends of the beam, and operating lines for said members extending downwardly therefrom.

3. An amusement device comprising a seesaw beam, shafts positioned above the respective ends of the beams, and lines 0011 neeting said shafts and beam ends, and Wound on the former, said shafts being rotated by the Winding and unwinding ofth'e lines and said lines being operated by the beam When in motion. V g

4:. An amusement devlee eomprlslng a seesaw beam spring supported at its ends, shafts positioned above the respective ends of the beams, and lines connecting said shafts and beam ends, and Wound on the former, sald shaftsbeing rotated by the Winding and un- ABRAHAM KASSIS.

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